The Moderate Party wants to introduce a minimum age limit of 15 for social media use, according to the party. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said 15 years seems natural as an age limit for social media. The age limit should apply to major platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, the Moderate Party stated. However, it remains unclear what specific enforcement mechanisms or verification systems are being considered for the proposed social media age limit, and what evidence or studies support the choice of 15 years as the appropriate age limit.
Moderate Party leader and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says a social media age limit should be at least as secure as Systembolaget's 20-year age checks. The government has appointed a special inquiry to investigate the possibility of introducing an age limit for social media. A first interim report from the social media age limit inquiry will be presented in June. Kristersson emphasized that the age limit should be at least as secure as Systembolaget's 20-year age checks, and added that 15 years seems natural. The positions of other political parties or stakeholders on this proposed age limit are not yet known, and how the age limit will apply to international platforms and what legal or technical challenges might arise are still under investigation.
It should be at least as secure as Systembolaget's 20-year age checks.
In the last two parliamentary elections, the Moderate Party has become the largest party in the age group 18–21 years, according to multiple reports. According to Svenska Dagbladet, Martin Borgs described the main success factor for the Moderate Party's youth support as the youth association Muf, which visits high schools and universities to talk about politics. The party's strong youth backing comes as it pushes for stricter social media regulations, though what penalties or consequences are envisioned for platforms or users who violate the age limit have not been detailed. The inquiry's findings in June may provide more clarity on these aspects.
15 years I think is natural.
According to Martin Borgs, the main success factor is the youth association Muf which is out at high schools and universities talking politics.